So L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa went to a fewgratis NBA games and awards shows, courtesy of some bedfellow developers -- stinky and elitist, but we've seen worse.

The aftermath of Ticketgate, however, has far out-stunk the crime itself. Villaraigosa was majorly let off the hook when the Ethics Commission only charged him $42,000 for gifts that had exceeded $50,000 and probably neared $100,000, by our calculations.

Then, as if a cityful of voters wasn't watching, Villaraigosa had the audacity to ask for donations to help him cover the fines...

Today, Villaraigosa's scandal hurdles itself into a whole new realm of ridiculousness, with a full list of Ticketgate contributors -- who, altogether, raised $123,500 to pay the mayor's fines and legal fees. Cleverly, our leading man-about-town set up three separate funds for the donations, thereby allowing him to collect three times the $1,000 cap from each donor.

Sigh. Here they are, with politicians in bold:

Nadine Bernecker of Nota Bene Entertainment LLC

Willie Brown, Jr., attorney

Jim Brulte for Board of Equalization 2014

Dario Frommer for Controller 2014

Alvin Dworman of Lee National Corp.

Ronald P. Estrada, dentist

Fabian Nunez for Treasurer 2014

Erika Girardi of EJ Global LLC

Thomas Girardi, attorney

Huntington Park Automotive & Tow, Inc.

Ibarra Strategy Group

Mark Fabiani, crisis management consultant

Cole Frates of Renewable Resources Group

Heller Capital Resources Financial & Insurance Services, Inc.

Mary Hailey Jameson, homemaker

Shelby J. Kaplan of Tricap Corp.

Richard Katz Consulting, Inc.

Kevin de Leon for Assembly 2018

Bernard Klepach of DFASS Group

Julliette Klepach, homemaker

Ricardo Lara for Assembly 2012

Christopher Lehane of CSL Strategies LLC

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

David R. Lira of Girardi & Keese

Jacqueline Ann Lira, homemaker

Farah Makras, homemaker

Medical Buildings of America LLC, Beverly Hills Triangle, Building 1

Wendy Mitchell of WM Consulting, Inc.

James G. O'Callahan of Girardi & Keese

Jonathan Orszag of Compass Lexecon LLC

Rica Orszag of Wasserman Foundation

Maria Robles, consultant

Cheryl Saban, homemaker

Haim Saban of Saban Entertainment

Eric Smidt of CPI LLC

Soto & Sanchez Investments, Inc., I Love LA News & Gift Shops

The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites

Victor G. Makras of Makras Real Estate

Casey Wasserman of Wasserman Media Group LLC

Edie Wasserman, homemaker

Zenith Insurance Company

1st Step Business Management

Rand S. April, attorney

Bell Cab Management

Nadine Bernecker of Nota Bene Entertainment LLC

Meryl Chae, attorney

Community Initiative Partners LLC

Sean Perry, consultant

Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Assn. of America PAC

Hugo Mauricio Soto, consultant

The Aptus Group, Inc.

TriCap Management, Inc.

Bart Williams of Munger Tolles & Olson

Zenith Insurance Company

Things that can be assumed of the persons and entities on this list: Either they vehemently support a politician's right to accept conflict-of-interest freebies from those looking to cuddle up with the city, or they're looking for a little love themselves.

Most notable on the list is former Assembly speaker Fabian Nuñez, whose murder-convict son received an infamous sentence commute from former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on his last day in office. Nuñez and Schwarzenegger were close friends; now, it looks like L.A. City Hall might be nearer to that circle than we thought.

So did state Sen. Kevin De Leon (D-Los Angeles), who donated $3,000 by tapping a fund-raising committee devoted to an Assembly campaign that won't occur until 2018.

Even one Republican got into the act. Former state Sen. Jim Brulte, who used to represent a portion of the Inland Empire, contributed $1,000 to each of Villaraigosa's three legal defense funds. ...

"I contributed because Antonio is my friend and he asked for my help," said Brulte, now a principal with the firm California Strategies, in an email. ...

Others with Sacramento ties who helped out with the defense funds were former Assembly Speaker Willie Brown, who stepped up with $3,000; former Assemblyman Dario Frommer, who also gave $3,000; and Villaraigosa transit advisor Richard Katz, a former state lawmaker who contributed $2,000.